A quick search on LinkedIn using the keywords “University of Virginia” and “Founder” leads to nearly 15,000 results. In that context, the following list captures only a small proportion of the population of UVA Alumni Entrepreneurs.
Ross Baird
Village Capital, Founder & Executive Director
James Barrett
Tenant Turner, co-founder and Head of Business Development
Frank Batten
Landmark Communications, Chairman
The Weather Channel, Founder
Cali Brutz
Borrowing Magnolia, Co-founder
Zach Buckner
Relay Foods, Founder & CEO
John Campbell
Pyne, Co-founder
Kevin Carson
Earnest Research, Founder & CEO
Kate Clopeck
Saha Global, Co-founder & Executive Director
Andy Forch
Huckberry, Co-founder
Katie Fritts
Underclub, Founder & CEO
Mark Galant
Tydall Trading, founder.
Gain Capital, Founder and Board Member
John Griffin
Blue Ridge Capital, Founder & President.
Blue Ridge Foundation & Labs, Founder
Adam Healey
Borrowed & Blue, Co-founder & CEO. Hotelicopter (acquired by Roomkey), Co-founder
Charles Hearn
Alloy, Co-founder & CTO
Colin Hunter
Alton Lane, Co-founder & CEO
Vanessa Hurst
Code Montage, Co-founder & CEO
Girl Develop It, Co-founder
Peyton Jenkins
Alton Lane, Co-founder
Michael Karnjanaprakorn
Skillshare, Co-founder & CEO
Yuki Kotani
Balloon, Co-founder
Harboring Hearts, Co-founder
Sarah Kearney
Prime Coalition, Founder & Executive Director
Trevor Kienzle
Correlation Ventures, Co-founder & Managing Director
Doug Lebda
LendingTree, Founder & CEO
Hilary Lewis
Lumi Juice, Founder & CEO
Tommy Nicholas
Alloy, Co-founder & CEO
Brian Nosek
Center for Open Science, Co-founder & CEO
Jacqueline Novogratz
Acumen Fund, Co-founder & CEO
Alexis Ohanian
Y-Combinator, Partner. Reddit, Co-founder. Hipmunk, Co-founder.
Stephanie Olvey
Stealth Startup. Borrowing Magnolia, Co-founder.
Tony Peccatiello
Social Starts, Principal. Pyne, Co-founder
Tarek Pertew
Uncubed, Co-Founder & CCO
Chaitenya Razdan
Care & Wear, Co-founder & CEO
Brendan Richardson
PsiKick, Co-founder & CEO
Sam Rosen
Makespace, Co-founder & CEO
Joel Selzer
ArchMedX, Co-founder & CEO
Sam Shank
Hotel Tonight, Co-Founder & CEO
Jeffrey Spies
Center for Open Science, Co-founder & CTO
Desirée Solar
Unshrinkit, Co-founder
Susan Tynan
Framebridge, Founder & CEO
Jaffray Woodriff
Quantitative Investment Management, Co-founder